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A fairy tale come true: Hundreds of girls receive free prom dresses

The drive helps high school girls are in financial constraints and can’t afford all the expenses that go into one of the biggest events in their young adult lives

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Updated: 10:12 AM CDT Apr 9, 2017

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A fairy tale come true: Hundreds of girls receive free prom dresses

The drive helps high school girls are in financial constraints and can’t afford all the expenses that go into one of the biggest events in their young adult lives

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Updated: 10:12 AM CDT Apr 9, 2017

BOSTON —

It was a Cinderella story for hundreds of young women in Boston as they were gifted with free prom dresses and accessories ahead of their own fairytale night.

Dozens of celebrity stylists, including Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens’ wife, Tracy Stevens, were on hand Saturday to help the young ladies from New England in the annual Belle of the Ball prom dress drive.

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The drive helps high school girls are in financial constraints and can’t afford all the expenses that go into one of the biggest events in their young adult lives. Caring Partners invited 800 high school junior and senior girls and took them on a daylong personal shopping and pampering extravaganza.

“Belle of the Ball ensures no girl who needs a prom dress goes without one,” said Arthur Anton Jr., chief operating officer of Anton’s Cleaners and a founder of Belle of the Ball. “Every high school girl should have the experience of feeling beautiful, inside and out, at their prom.”

To date, more than 3,500 girls have been outfitted since Belle of the Ball began in 2005. If you would like to learn more about Caring Partners’ Bell of the Ball, visit antons.com/belle.